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ANDRE RIEU - AND THE WALTZ GOES ON (BLURAY) Release Date: 28/10/2011
André's newest album is prophetic. "And the Waltz Goes On" is not only symbolic of André's supreme desire to take the waltz to the world, but also the title of a piece by Sir Anthony Hopkins, who penned the piece more than half a century ago and sent it to André. The result - an emotional debut in Vienna in the presence of the great actor and the title of Andre's newest CD, which features entirely new recorded repertoire. What's more, André has composed a waltz himself for the occasion - ‘Grande Valse Viennoise' - which sets the album off to a rousing start.
French and German folksongs, a hit by Elvis Presley ("Are You Lonesome Tonight"), the evergreen "Singing in the Rain" and the immortal song of the war years, "We'll Meet Again" made famous by Dame Vera Lynn all make an appearance on the album, and as with each title on the album, have a special relevance to André's life and work.
"My new album presents waltzes from around the world - a sad waltz from Finland, a miniature waltz from France, a popular waltz tune that began life in Germany, and then reaching across continents we go all the way to New Zealand. You see, the waltz is universal. It can be full of surprises."
When in New Zealand on tour in 2011, inspired by its stunning landscape, heartbroken by the natural disasters that has beset it in recent times, elevated by the indomitable "life must go on" attitude of its people, André penned another waltz, a dream-like waltz, like mountains seen through the mist. It's called Dreaming Of New Zealand and appears on the album in both instrumental and vocal alternatives, the latter featuring the unblemished purity of voice and vision of New Zealand's own star, Hayley Westenra.
The engaging two-and-a-half hour DVD / Blu-Ray Disc takes in a full concert at the magnificent Belvedere castle in Vienna. It also features André's acceptance of the Austrian Order of Merit at the Belvedere Chateau. Together with the celebrated actress Barbara Wussow, we see the maestro driven through the Old City on the Danube in a horse-drawn carriage, returning yet again to the sites of concerts, which remain unforgettable both to him and his audience.
"What is the secret of the waltz?" asks André Rieu. "Its rhythm makes people sway and move. Its themes carry people away in their sheer melodic sweep. Its world is one of infinite subtlety. Not a mere one-two-three, one-two-three, but endless nuances, endless colours that reflect and refract from its prismatic centre. It is unafraid of nostalgia, unafraid to cast a backward glance, but always has a sense of purpose, an eye to the future. It delights in the simplest of things. It is art that conceals art, and yet it is art for everyman. Inclusive, not exclusive. Yes, my friends, that is the waltz. And that is why it must entwine through our lives. That is why, as Sir Anthony Hopkins so perceptively observed, as a nineteen-year-old, it must go on. And it will. Forever."
Track Listing:
1. Intro
2. André & Barbara (Part 1)
3. Voices Of Spring
4. Blaze Away
5. The Skaters Waltz, Arv_11
6. Heut' ist der schönste Tag
7. Snow Waltz
8. Ballad For Adeline
9. Viennese Blood
10. André & Barbara (Part 2)
11. Entry March
12. Fächerpolonaise
13. Roses From The South
14. My Heart Will Go On
15. André & Barbara (Part 3)
16. Making Of Toronto
17. André & Barbara (Part 4)
18. Viennese Citizen
19. A Little Nightmusic
20. Gold And Silver
21. André & Barbara (Part 5)
22. Viennese Fiaker Song
23. André & Barbara (Part 6)
24. Grande Valse Viennoise
25. Vienna Forever
26. And The Waltz Goes On
27. Greet Me, My Vienna
28. Let's Go To Varasdin
29. Adieu, Little Captain Of My Heart
30. The Beautiful Blue Danube
31. Radetzkymarch
32. Strauss & Co.
33. Strauss Party
34. Making Of
35. Dreaming Of New Zealand
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